Ticket Hype vs. Winning Games
GM Meetings this week By AllStarsPlus Many Nats message boards have talked about the size (or lack thereof) of the payroll. Season ticket levels of retention are very co-dependent on many factors...
View ArticlePaparazzi
By AllStarsPlus Is Stan Kasten being followed by the paparazzi? Was Stan really spotted over the weekend in New Orleans? You know the old saying of believe 1/2 of what you hear and none of what you...
View ArticleHometowns: Jim Riggleman Comes Home
By AllStarsPlus After the Nationals parted ways with Frank Robinson after the 2006 season, I personally called Stan Kasten to throw out a name that may not have been on his list—Jim Riggleman. Stan...
View ArticleChat With Jim Bowden
You have a great opportunity to participate in a Live Web Chat with Jim Bowden on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 11AM. Just log on through www.Nationals.com and follow the Jim Bowden Chat link. To make sure you...
View ArticleTranscript of Today’s Jim Bowden Chat
By AllStarsPlus Jim Bowden LIVE CHAT Dec. 16, 2008: wilnieves: 10:53 am Nice contract with Willie Harris, I think this was a great pickup. Will he be starting? j_bowden: 10:59 am Thank you. Willie...
View ArticleI could’ve been a hero
Deadspin will lift a person who supplies photos of the new-look Screech unveiling Monday at ESPN Zone to hero status. I’ll be trying to track down any baseball activities in Viera that day and I’m not...
View ArticleChat With The Prez
No, not *that* prez… Nationals President Stan Kasten will host an online chat on washingtonpost.com at 11 AM tomorrow (Tuesday). Hopefully no translator required. You can submit questions early and...
View ArticleBut.. but… Manny bobblehead day is coming!
You know the saying bad things come in threes? Well, I can name more than three over the past 48 hours and I’m still reeling, holding my breath and waiting for the madness to stop. I attended the first...
View ArticleSo yeah, I’m on vacation
We attended the Face2Face concert Saturday night, went to bed at 12:30 AM, got up at 3 AM to catch a flight out of BWI to Portland, OR Sunday morning. Once in Oregon, we then drove another 4 hours to...
View ArticleFare Thee Well, Lisa
I’d like to give a public good luck and thank you to Lisa Pagano, who has worked hard often behind the scenes of the Nats office since the team came to town. She survived the trailers at RFK, ownership...
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